He knows it’s a race against time before Hurricane Josearrives in just a few hours. He haggled for every boat, helicopter or plane to help with the evacuation.

But fear has started to spread that not everyone will get out in time. One woman was told she can’t get a place on the next boat.

The sheer horrifying scale of the devastation means that barely a building is salvageable. That means that the whole island will have to be rebuilt. And the government has already admitted it simply doesn’t have the money.

The fragments of people’s lives now lie in ruins. They can only hope that one day, they will once again call this island home. But for now, they must leave by any means possible, including a towed barge.

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